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Zoonoses

General links

Center for Food Security & Public Health @ Iowa St. Univ.
Enteric Zoonoses New Zealand
National Centre for Zoonoses Research - Univ. Liverpool
National Zoonoses and Food Hygiene Research Center
Network for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses . . .
Veterinary Public Health Association (zoonosesonline.org)
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases
Zoonoses and Zoonotic Information - UCLA
Zoonoses Research Network | English site

Fact sheets

[PDF] Animal exposure awareness - Purdue University
[PDF] ... precautions for zoonotic disease prevention in vet personnel
Zoonoses - Animals can make you sick Nat. Ag Safety Dbase | PDF
[PDF] Zoonoses - animal diseases that may also affect humans
Zoonotic concerns of pregnant women - North Dakota St. Univ.
Zoonotic diseases of cattle - VA Tech | PDF
Zoonotic disease and worker health - UC Davis

Sheep and goats

Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season - Country Dr.
[PDF] Managing zoonotic disease in goats - University of Guelph
Sheep diseases that can affect humans - Pipestone Vet Clinic
[PDF] Zoonoses - Pipestone Vet Clinic
Zoonotic diseases of sheep - Making more from sheep
Zoonotic diseases of small stock - Smallstock in Development

Specific zoonotic diseases

Anthrax- North Dakota State University
FAQs about sore mouth (orf) - Centers for Disease Control | PDF
[PDF] Industrial anthrax - "woolsorters' disease"
[PDF] Q fever - Auburn University
Q fever - Centers for Disease Control
Ringworm a persistent fungus

Zoonotic diseases

[PDF] Animal exposure awareness - Purdue University
[PDF] Common zoonoses in agriculture - HSE, UK
[PDF] Common zoonoses in agriculture - Oregon St. Univ.
Diseases from farm animals - Centers for Disease Control
Global zoonoses - Merck Veterinary Manual
[WORD] Major zoonoses of ruminants - University of Penn
[PDF] ... precautions for zoonotic disease prevention in vet personnel
Table of zoonotic diseases and organisms - HSE, UK
[PDF] Your health and animals - British Meat Processors
Zoonoses - Alt.Veterinary Med. Center
[PDF] Zoonoses - animal diseases that may also affect humans
[PDf] Zoonotic diseases - John Ball Zoo Society
Zoonotic Diseases Tutorial - Univ. Wisconsin Vet School

Many of the organisms that can cause abortion in sheep
and goats can cause a woman to miscarry.  

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian. Susan is an Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. She has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. Susan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. She raises purebred and crossbred Katahdin sheep on her small farm called The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The information and links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 02-Jul-2011 by Susan Schoenian.